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E. N. CRANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,462, dated June 9, 18185.

Application filed December 1, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD N. CRANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ornaments of Celluloid or Other Plastic Composition, of which the following specification is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention has reference more particularly to ornaments to be used on harness for horses, but not necessarily limited to such use. Heretofore circular rings have been used 1n various places on harness, being sometimes fastened on straps and sometimes connected in a chain.

The present invention consists in a new device which, while having some resemblance to a ring having a general annular form,

` is yet adapted to use in places where rings would not be suitable, and giving differ ent effects. The device has at the top a straight attaching-bar, by which it may be secured by a loop to a strap or other article, and below this a curved or bow-shaped pendant of ornamental form fastened rigidly to the ends of said bar, the whole being molded in one piece of celluloid or similar light plastic material, which may be designated generally as artiiicial ivory.77 It may be made in any color, polished or nnpolished. Its texture and color allow pleasing contrasts with the leather to be made. Itis non-porous, and does not become tarnished-in use. It is light, sothat many of them may be applied to a harness without overloading. To diminish the weight, the back or reverse is made hol low or concave. This is done in molding.

The invention also consists in a series of such devices arranged in line and secured to a common backing or support, and specially when arranged with the pendant of one device overlapping the attaching-bar of the succeeding one, like scales.

The accompanying drawings represent or` naments constructed in accordance with the invention, Figures 1 and 2 being a front elevation, partly broken away, anda section of an ornament composed of a series of the pendant devices; and Figs. 3 and 4:, a front andback view of one of the devices detached.

The devices consist each of a bar, A, and an ornamental bow or curved pendant, B, the whole being molded, pressed, or struck up in dies from a single piece or body of artificial ivory, (celluloid or other plastic material or composition.) The devices are attached to the strap C by the bars A, these being held between two layers of the strap, which are stitched together on either side of the bar. They are shown as attached near a buckle, D, the attaching-bar of the first device being in proximity to the buckle and the end of the strap E which is passed through and held by the buckle being also passed through the opening inthe device and under the pendant B thereof.

The pendant of one device overlies the attaching-bar of the succeeding one. The back of the devices is hollow, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4t. It is evident, however, that if both sides are to be shown the back and face of the pendant could be made alike, the plastic nature of the composition allowing this to be done by altering the form of the mold. In this case, however, the weight of the device would necessarily be considerably increasedi If it be desired to use only one of the ornalmental devices, of course the others, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, could be omitted.

The devices could be used not only in connection with buckled straps, but in other places. Vhile, therefore, not limiting the invention wholly to the arrangement shown, this is considered as a special feature of the invention.

I claim l. As an improved mamifacture,tlie molded ornamental device in one piece of celluloid or artificial ivory, composed of the attachingbar and the ornamental curved pendant or bow, snbstantially'as described, for the pur pose set fort-h.

2. The combination, with astrap or backing, of a series of ornamental devices, each composed of an attaching-bar by which the device is secured to said strap or backing, and a curved ornamental pendant in one piece with said bar, the pendant of one device TOO overlapping the bar of the succeeding one, In testimony whereof I afx my signature in substantially as described. r presence of two Witnesses.

3. The molded device composed of the straight rattaehinggf-loer and the ornamental EDWARD N' CRANE' 5 curved pendant in one piece therewith, as Vitnesses:

shown, the said device being hollow or con- AF. W. VAN WAGENER,

cave at the back, substantially as described. ARTHUR M. CRANE. 

